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Leadership style in the deaf community: an exploratory case study of a university president.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19146072     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A qualitative mini-case study of I. King Jordan and his leadership style explores the influence of a transformational leader on Gallaudet University and the Deaf community. The study features a template-style semistructured interview with Jordan regarding his perceptions of leadership and his personal insights. The study highlights the attributes of transformational leadership and encourages further research into leadership as a tool for change in the Deaf community and the disability rights movement. This exploration of the leadership style of Gallaudet's first Deaf president is especially timely; the study was conducted between Jordan's retirement announcement and the Gallaudet Board of Trustees' decision to rescind an offer to his announced successor to become the university's next president. That tumultuous transition accentuated the disconnect between Jordan's transformational, charismatic leadership style, which affected generations of the Deaf community, and his followers' dissatisfaction with his management and successor planning.
Authors:
Deborah Kamm-Larew; Jevetta Stanford; Robert Greene; Christopher Heacox; Warren Hodge
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American annals of the deaf     Volume:  153     ISSN:  0002-726X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am Ann Deaf     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-16     Completed Date:  2009-02-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0414670     Medline TA:  Am Ann Deaf     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  357-67     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Special Programs, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Child
Consumer Organizations*
Deafness / rehabilitation*
Humans
Leadership*
Organizational Objectives
Prejudice
Social Change
Socioeconomic Factors
United States
Universities / organization & administration*
Young Adult

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